Gold Log Mine

Past Producer in Talladega county in Alabama, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136017
MRDS ID W029081
MAS/MILS ID 0011210001
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Log Mine
Alternate or previous names Story Mine, Cogburn Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -86.03827, 33.36685 (WGS84)
Elevation 182
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Talladega(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Porter Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Birmingham South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Birmingham(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Coosa(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Talladega National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

National Forests in Alabama(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Talladega

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Huntsville 019 S 006 E 17 SWSESW Alabama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Colusite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sericite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -86.03827, 33.36685

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N65E
    Dip 30E
    Thickness 2M
    Length 200M
    Width 100M
    Area 9HA
    Depth to top 3M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 CARBONITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 PYRITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N65E:30E
    Total Surface Area (HA) 9
    Date of Last Modification 820419

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1874

Mining district

District name Riddles Mill District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Story Mine
    Home office Alabama
    Year 1974

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 200M
    Overall depth 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OVERHAND SHRINKAGE 10-67
    Swell Factor .33
    Percent Waste Rock 40
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Length of Inclines (m) 200
    Slope of Inclines 40
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 0
    1st Condition of Workings FLOODED
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, G. I. GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALA.

  • Deposit

    1930, PP. 29-35.

  • Deposit

    BASTIN, E. S. THE GOLD LOG MINE, TALLADEGA CO., ALA. U.S.GEO

  • Deposit

    SURVEY BULL. 640, 1916, PP. 159- 161.

  • Deposit

    HUSSEY, R. L., 1903 ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT 16

  • Deposit

    PARK, C. F. PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALA.

  • Deposit

    SPAINE, S. L. BASE- AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALA. CIRC. 55, 1969, P. 26.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit YEAR ENTERED-1974 BY ALA. SURVEY CONTRACT NO. GO-133078 IN R FORMAT RECORD 010/ORIGINAL ENTRY LISTS CU AS A BY PRODUCT OF AU BUT PRINCIPAL PRODUCT ON MATRIX RECORD 040/ON ORIGINAL ENTRY, THE FOLLOWING DATA WERE RECORD DISTANCE TO LAST POINT OF COMMON CARRIER 5 KM, DISTANCE TO A WATER SUPPLY O KM, DISTANCE TO POWER SUPPLY 10KM. RECORD 040/PROPERTY IS PRIVATELY OWNED WITHIN NATIONAL FORES RECORD 151/ ORIGINAL DATA LISTS GRAVITY AND ROASTING AS BENE TION METHODS. RECORD 151 COLS 55-60/ 3 PERCENT MILLFEED SHIPPED AS CONCENT RECORD 151/ COL.S 18-21 PROCESS FEED GRADE OF GOLD ORE IS WEIGHT PERCENT. YEAR ENTERED-1977 BY A. BROCOUM FOR MAS CU STUDY RECORD 020/FROM ALA. SURVEY CONTRACT NO. GO-133078, 1974 RECORD 040, FIELD 50-64 / WITHIN TALLADEGA NATIONAL FOREST RECORD 050/FROM ALA. SURVEY CONTRACT NO. GO-133078, 1974 RECORD 060, FIELD 14-36/ACCORDING TO ALABAMA SURVEY CONTRACT GO- LOWER MEMBER OF REDEFINED TALLADEGA GROUP IS LAY DAM FORMATION RECORD 080, COLUMN 26/SCHISTOSITY RECORD 704/FROM ALA. SURVEY CONTRACT NO. GO-133078, 1974

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Brocoum, A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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External references